The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about energy consumption in the USA since 1980, with projections until 2030. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.
The graph depicts the 2008 summary of
energy
utilization from 1980 to 2030 prediction.
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Overall
, it is evident that petrol and oil, coal, and natural gas had an upward trend over the years. Linking Words
While
nuclear and solar/wind showed a marginal increase shift to the future, hydropower Linking Words
energy
remained stable.
In 1980, the Use synonyms
consumption
of petrol and oil Use synonyms
energy
was 35 Use synonyms
quadrillion
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units
before slightly decreasing to nearly 30 Use synonyms
quadrillion
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by 1985. Use synonyms
However
, its utilization is projected to rise to almost 50 Linking Words
quadrillion
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units
by 2030, making it the most popular Use synonyms
energy
across the years. Use synonyms
Following
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this
, in 1980, natural gas Linking Words
consumption
was around 20 Use synonyms
quadrillion
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units
before fluctuating to around 22 Use synonyms
quadrillion
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units
until 2015. Use synonyms
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figure will stand stably Linking Words
to
approximately 25 Change preposition
at
quadrillion
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by the end of the period.
Moving to the next figure, the utilization of coal Use synonyms
energy
was around 16 Use synonyms
quadrillion
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units
in 1980, and it continuously grew to around 25 Use synonyms
quadrillion
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by 2020. Use synonyms
This
number is expected to climb to just below 30 Linking Words
quadrillion
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units
by 2030. Use synonyms
In contrast
, the Linking Words
consumption
of nuclear and solar/wind exhibited a similar trend. In 1980, the Use synonyms
consumption
number of these energies was just below 5 Use synonyms
quadrillion
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units
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the nuclear will steadily grow to approximately 7 Linking Words
quadrillion
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by 2030, the solar/wind will frequently climb to only around 6 Use synonyms
quadrillion
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On the other hand
, the hydropower Linking Words
energy
used was below 5 Use synonyms
quadrillion
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units
in 1980. Despite the little fluctuation, it will stay the same as the initial amount by 2030 which will make it the least Use synonyms
energy
consumed.Use synonyms
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Vocabulary: Replace the words energy, consumption, quadrillion, units with synonyms.
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